Today, 31 May 2014, Afternoon Edition

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      Unionists repeat call to raise wage threshold for salary increments
      585 2  -  MP WILL PUSH FOR GRADUATED SALARY INCREASES LAURA PHILOMIN lauraphilomin@mediacorp.com.sg ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY XUE JIANYUE S I N G A P O R E Unionists yesterday voiced their concerns for workers earning just above S$1,000 a month, as they would
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      Union seeks clarification on MediShield Life for pensioners
      226 2  -  LAURA PHILOMIN SINGAPORE With the MediShield Life Review Committee due to submit its report to the Government soon, a public-sector union leader yesterday urged the authorities to take into account how the proposed scheme will work for civil servants who are on
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      Lock icon ActiveSG targets corporate Singapore
      589 3  -  Movement to get Singaporeans playing sports plans to have corporate memberships, leagues LOW LIN FHOONG linfhoong@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Buoyed by the public response to the launch of ActiveSG, Sport Singapore is now planning to get companies involved, with a corporate membership programme expected to be rolled out
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      National Youth Council to be revamped to better engage the young
      539 3  -  JOY FANG SINGAPORE —The national body overseeing youth affairs will be restructured in the Government’s latest move to better engage the young here. Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, said there is
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      Service more important than price in competition for customers: Telcos
      1113 4  -  MARKET HAS REACHED EQUILIBRIUM AND COMPANIES WISH TO PRESERVE THE INDUSTRY, SAY ANALYSTS TAN WEIZHEN tanweizhen@mediacorp.com. sg S I N G A P O R E When StarHub announced last month that it planned to start charging for its 4G
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      Lock icon Abe reveals Japan’s plan to play bigger regional security role
      758 6  -  Tokyo pledges support to South-east Asian nations seeking resolutions to territorial disputes with China PM CALLS FOR TALKS ON CODE OF CONDUCT TO BE SPED UP IDAYU SUPARTO nuridayus@mediacorp.com.sg AGENCIES SINGAPORE —Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday outlined a greater
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      Lock icon INTEGRATED RESORTS COULD BE KEY TO JAPAN’S ECONOMIC STRATEGY: ABE
      394 6 REUTERS Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said casino resorts could become a pillar of his country’s future economic growth as he toured Singapore’s two integrated resorts yesterday. Mr Abe, who until now has remained silent on the issue of casinos,
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      Lock icon Hagel to warn China against escalating sea spats in Asia
      664 7 U.S. WILL BE ‘DIRECT’ ABOUT DIFFERENCES AGENCIES WASHINGTON United States Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will meet a senior Chinese military official during a security conference in Singapore and caution him about escalating territorial conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region.
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      Singaporeans should speak out against racism
      452 10  -  FROM WILLIAM WAN General Secretary, Singapore Kindness Movement I read with concern the discussion, especially online, that ensued from the civil society statement on racism and xenophobia (“Civil society groups warn against growth of racism, xenophobia”; May 29). The statement was criticised for supposedly
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      Parents in S’pore should appreciate children more
      365 10  -  FROM DARREN CHAN KENG LEONG I agree with Ms Karen Foote in her commentary “Raising children: Choosing the best of East and West” (May 23). Parents play an important role in teaching their children the right values and lessons in life through family
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      There is no refuge in slander
      362 10  -  FROM SANJAY PEHERA Everyone, irrespective of status, is entitled to defend his or her name. If the integrity of a person holding public office is challenged and nothing is done, the question is: Why does he not defend himself against allegations of impropriety? If
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      REITs should not maximise profits at expense of SMEs
      378 11  -  FROM PAUL CHAN POH HOI The prominent shopping centres owned by Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) may deserve higher rents, but with the proliferation of REITs over the past decade, their retail rents crept up first to test what the market
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      To help seniors, take realistic view of ageing
      177 11  -  FROM TONY LOKE YUE CHONG In its efforts to tackle the ageing issue, the Government appears to be tilting towards glorifying ageing, for example, exhorting the aged to continue contributing to society and, now, “celebrating longevity”. (“Action plan to help S’poreans ‘age
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      Correction
      24 11 The product spread, “Colour play” (May 23), stated wrongly that the swimsuit brand was Sanette, instead of Sanetta. We apologise for the error.
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      235 16 Aquaculture Investment Seminar "Discover the secret on how you can double your investment in 2 years" 29 -30 March 2014 Ably Aquaculture Investment Seminar Speaker Oommen Mathews CIO RBI Holding Pte Ltd Date: 01/06/2014 Time; 230pm to 430pm Venue: RBI Seminar Centre Address; 51 Cuppage Road, #04-12 Singapore *****9 (Former
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      Lock icon Junta to set up reconciliation centres across Thailand
      671 18 POLITICAL ACTIVISTS WILL BE ASKED TO ATTEND AGENCIES BANGKOK —Thailand’s ruling junta yesterday outlined its plans to set up “reconciliation centres” across the country aimed at healing the effects of a decade-long political division that has often spilled into violence. The junta
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      Lock icon Rapes in India fuel charges of caste conspiracy
      610 18 AGENCIES NEW DELHI —The gang rape and murder of two teenage girls in an Indian village threatened to spark wider strife when the father of one of the girls said the crime was the product of a conspiracy among Yadavs members of
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      Lock icon CHILDREN RAPED, FORCED TO EAT FAECES IN INDIAN SCHOOL
      252 18 REUTERS The owner and manager of a children’s boarding school in western India were arrested after five minors said they had been raped and forced to watch pornographic films and act them out with one another, said the police and charity
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      Lock icon Chengguan are the most hated govt officials in China
      504 19 Report that ranks urban management officers last comes as no surprise after incidents that show many are bullies THE NEW YORK TIMES BEIJING China’s urban management officers, or chengguan, regularly make the news, at home and abroad, usually for unpleasant encounters
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      Lock icon Singapore home prices may drop further, says StanChart
      420 20 PRICE GROWTH HAS NOT REACHED EQUILIBRIUM: BANK’S ASEAN CHIEF BLOOMBERG SINGAPORE —Home prices here will probably fall further before the housing curbs introduced in the past five years are scaled back, Standard Chartered’s South-east Asia head said. “You would start to take
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      Lock icon Jet Aviation buckles up for bullish ride
      695 20  -  WONG WEI HAN wongweihan@mediacorp.com.sg SINGAPORE Hear that? The private business jet sector is taking off loudly in Asia as busy executives turn to has-sle-free, direct point-to-point travel, opening up opportunities for Jet Aviation and the US$25 million (S$31 million) hangar it unveiled at
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      Lock icon China banking watchdog steps up scrutiny of developers
      242 22 REUTERS BEIJING China’s banking regulator yesterday said it would step up oversight to prevent the problems of failed property developers from spreading to the broader financial system, but that the overall risk from real estate loans remained controllable. The China Banking Regulatory
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      Lock icon Inflation in Japan rises to 23-year high on tax hike
      392 22 PRODUCTION, HOUSEHOLD SPENDING FALL BLOOMBERG TOKYO —Inflation in Japan accelerated to a 23-year high last month on a sales tax rise that has been pinching consumers who have seen limited wage gains, while industrial production and household spending fell more
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      Lock icon TOP 3 GONE
      604 24 New generation of talent making presence felt at Roland Garros as Radwanska complete top 3 exit CHANGING OF THE GUARD AT FRENCH OPEN REUTERS PARIS —Third seed Agnieszka Radwanska was knocked out of the French Open 6-4, 6-4 by unseeded Croatian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round
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      Lock icon FEDERER CHERISHES PERFECT POINT IN 2008 DEFEAT
      521 24 REUTERS PARIS —Of all the perfect points Roger Federer has played in his stellar career, the 17-time Grand Slam champion singled out one from possibly one of his harshest defeats the Wimbledon final in 2008. Asked by French sports daily L’Equipe on Friday
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      Lock icon EVERYONE’S FIGHTING FOR A SPOT: MARCELO
      406 25 Scolari’s Brazil first XI no secret, but wily coach keeps understudies keen REUTERS T E R E S O P O L I S B R A Z I L) Defender Marcelo, one of Brazil’s best-known players, does not consider himself an automatic choice
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      Lock icon HALF-TIME CUPPA A HEADACHE FOR UK POWER AUTHORITIES
      298 25 REUTERS Britain’s electricity network operator National Grid is surveying football fans and analysing data to make sure it can respond to an expected surge in demand when World Cup viewers in the United Kingdom brew their traditional cup of half-time tea. Electricity
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      Lock icon WENGER ACCEPTS 3-YEAR EXTENSION
      239 25 AGENCIES LONDON Arsene Wenger has finally agreed to a new three-year contract, which will see him remain Arsenal manager until 2017. Wenger has been expected to sign the deal since Arsenal beat Hull City in the FA Cup final on May 18. The 64-year-old won three
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      Lock icon RONALDO URGES CRACKDOWN ON WORLD CUP VANDALS
      284 25 REUTERS SAO PAOLO Former Brazil football star Ronaldo said the authorities must act if violent protests break out during the World Cup and urged the police to be tough on vandals. Strikes and small demonstrations have been widespread two weeks from the June
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      Lock icon THE MOST EXCITING EPL SEASON YET
      633 26  -  TODAY Fantasy League overall winner celebrates memorable win MANAGER OF THE SEASON A SINGAPORE POOLS EXECUTIVE ADELENE WONG S I N G A P O R E It drew more than 12,000 participants, including wouldbe fantasy gamers from neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and
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      PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ON THE RIGHT TRACK: STANGE
      368 26  -  DAN GUEN CHIN SINGAPORE The Republic’s football head coach Bernd Stange is not surprised the LionsXII are finding the 2014 Malaysian Super League (MSL) season a little tough for their liking. The 66-year-old German knows full well that defending a title is always
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      Lock icon NBA PLAYOFF WATCH
      368 30 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL GAME 5 SAN ANTONIO 117 OKLAHOMA CITY 89 (Spurs lead series 3-2) REUTERS Manu Ginobili (below, in white) and Boris Diaw were electric off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs routed Oklahoma City in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Ginobili scored
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      Lock icon BALLMER STRIKES DEAL TO BUY CLIPPERS FOR S$2.5B
      654 30 AP LOS ANGELES —Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has agreed to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a record-breaking US$2 billion (S$2.5 billion). Now it is up to others whether the deal goes through. Shelly Sterling said in a statement issued late
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